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Sicilian Pizza

8 Oct

Sicilian Pizza is characterized by a thicker dough, and less sauce, cheese and other toppings than traditional American pizzas.  This recipe is amazing!

Making pizza at home is a great family activity, kids love to help out with stretching the dough and arranging the toppings.  Sicilian Style Pizza is a simple recipe with minimal toppings, but, by using your homemade Weekend Tomato Sauce this pizza packs a ton to flavor.  You can always add on a couple of your favorite toppings, some pepperoni or olives.  To make a traditional Sicilian Pizza, add some anchovy.
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Homemade Meatballs Recipe

4 Oct

Homemade Meatballs are easy to make and taste out of this world.  They can easily be adjusted to meet the needs of a gluten-free diet, and taste just as great.

Everyone should have an amazing recipe for homemade meatballs, and these will not let you down.  Meatballs are simple to make, and it seems that everyone you talk to has a super secret meatball recipe.  Now you can have one too.  Something that I think is important to remember when making your own homemade meatballs, is to keep it simple and use fresh, quality ingredients.  Personally, that is what I think makes the best meatballs.  The recipe calls for using 80% lean ground beef.  Using a slightly higher fat lean ground beef adds additional flavor, and helps hold the everything together, keeping the shape perfectly.
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Pumpkin Waffles

29 Sep

Pumpkin Waffles should taste like you're taking a bite into a pumpkin pie.  This recipe has an amazing flavor, and if you love pumpkin pie you will totally fall in love with these Pumpkin Waffles.

Cooking with foods that are in season is one of the best things you can do.  Not only do vegetables and fruits taste so much better, packed with flavor, but you can get them from local farms.  This helps your local economy and the environment, and provides you with the best tasting food you can ever imagine.  The fall harvest gives us some amazing squash, and pumpkin is one of them.  Pumpkin is extremely versatile, and can be used in many more recipes then just pie.
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Root Beer Float Cake

19 Sep

Root Beer Float Cake is a cake mix recipe where water is replaced by root beer.  This adds a flavor boost as well as a little extra rise to the cake itself.

I was given the task of supplying a dessert for my husbands company picnic this year.  Last year I brought a strawberry pie, which was excellent and went over really well, but the picnic also took place in June during strawberry season.  Since they moved the picnic to September this year, I decided to come up with something a little different.  Root Beer Float Cake was just what I was looking for.
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Ham and Cheese Noodle Casserole

16 Sep

Ham and Cheese Noodle Casserole is super quick to make, the longest part is cooking the pasta.  Since you are using cooked ham, cooking time is cut to a mear 25 minutes, just enough to melt the cheese and heat through

I don’t think I can ever have too many casserole recipes.  The great thing about casseroles are that they are really easy to make, and often can be assembled ahead of time.  There is a casserole recipe for everyone, whether your a vegetarian, meat lover, or on a restricted diet.  Ham and Cheese Noodle Casserole is The Hungry Wife go to recipe for a delicious, quick meal.  It is also great to serve for when guests are over, serve it with a nice side salad and crusty bread, so good.
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Pumpkin Mascarpone Pie

5 Sep

It is officially fall when Pumpkin Pie starts showing up on the dinner table. Pumpkin Mascarpone Pie takes it to a new level, with the Italian cream cheese making the filling nice and airy.

It is officially fall when Pumpkin Pie starts showing up on the dinner table.  I am a huge pumpkin lover, and like to use it as often as possible, and what I make most is this amazing Pumpkin Mascarpone pie.  Taking it to a new level, the Italian cream cheese, mascarpone, lightens up the filling and makes this pumpkin pie out of this world.
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Parisian Almond Macarons

26 Jul

Parisian Almond Macarons are tasty little jewels that are all about finely crafted restraint.  These recipes are simplified using fillings of jam and easy to make ganache.

Wander through the city of Paris, and you’ll find shop windows piled high with brightly colored Almond Macarons.  Unlike the big, brash coconut version most of us are familiar with, these little jewels are all about finely crafted restraint.  In France, however, most macarons are filled with buttercream, so preparing them is a fairly labor-intensive process.  To make these Parisian Almond Macarons, The Hungry Wife simplified the fillings by using marmalade, jam, ganache, and curd.  There is a single batter that could be used to prepare five different cookies.
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Grilled Fish Tacos with Tomato-Green Onion Salsa

13 Jul

Grilled Fish Tacos are absolutely one of my favorite things to make and eat ever! I use Halibut in these tacos, it is my favorite fish and has a delicious non-fishy flavor.

Grilled Fish Tacos are absolutely one of my favorite things to make and eat ever!  I can think of no better way to kick off my 100th post, then by share my special Grilled Fish Tacos with Tomato-Green Onion Salsa with you.  I use Halibut in these tacos, it is my favorite fish and has a delicious non-fishy flavor.  Halibut can be a little pricy, unless you are fortunate enough to live near the fishery.  Any white fish will work well with this recipe, tilapia or cod would be a good option.
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Orange Pound Cake

13 Jul

Orange Pound Cake, pristine in its simplicity, is perfect unadorned, but it's also good with orange slices or maybe with strawberries and fresh whipped cream.

There are many, many recipes for pound cake, but The Hungry Wife thinks we have the very best – rich, buttery, dense, and finely textured.  Here at The Hungry Wife, we love to make and eat a wide variety of pound cakes, all adapted from a recipe we found in Family Circle magazine for a pound cake that won a blue ribbon for Mrs. McCollum at the Rockingham County Fair.  Our hats off to you, Mrs. McCollum, wherever you are!
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Savory Cheddar Thyme Biscotti

9 Jul

Our notion was to create a savory accompaniment for a soup or main dish.  So we combined the essence of a cracker, crouton, or biscuit and the convenience of a biscotti.

Savory Cheddar Thyme Biscotti are great to have around for eating with soup, pasta, and even all by themselves.  I love nibbling on biscotti when drinking tea or coffee, and this Cheddar Thyme Biscotti is perfect when your not in the mood for something sweet, but for something savory.
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Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

7 Jul

These Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms are simple in their construction, but rich in flavor.  This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, and there are never any leftovers.

Mushroom caps can be filled with all sorts of ingredients, like crab meat, breadcrumbs, bacon, and cheese, and often times a combination of these ingredients.  These Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms are simple in their construction, but rich in flavor.  This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, and there are never any leftovers.
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Red Velvet Cupcakes

1 Jul

Red Velvet Cupcakes are ultra delicious, and if you've never tried Red Velvet it's time you did.  It is a little richer than your average white or chocolate cake, which is why Red Velvet makes such good cupcakes.

These Red Velvet Cupcakes were the first thing that came to mind when I was planning my birthday dessert. Cupcakes are growing in popularity with speciality shops popping up everywhere. To me, cupcakes have always been one of my favorite treats. They are little personal-sized cakes from heaven, that will travel with you and not make a mess.

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Classic Potato Salad

22 Jun

When buying potatoes to use in potato salad, it's important to select a variety that keeps its shape when cooked.  Starch content is the defining factor in where to use potato.

Classic Potato Salad is just one of two potato salads The Hungry Wife will be featuring.  We’ll start with the Classic Potato Salad and then get a little more daring.  This recipe is simple and delicious, with traditional ingredients sure to be loved by all.
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Old Dominion Ham Biscuits

22 Jun

Old Dominion Ham Biscuits have maintained an extraordinary importance on the Southern table simply because they taste great and they're easy to make.

Old Dominion Ham Biscuits:  Ask any savvy host in the South what the most popular special occasion menu item is and you’ll likely get one answer – the Ham Biscuit. Take notice and you’ll find them everywhere. They’ll show up at tailgating and football parties, on the holiday cocktail circuit, with breakfast, on the brunch buffet, for New Year’s Eve and again on New Year’s Day.
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Horchata Rice Pudding

18 Jun

 Horchata Rice Pudding tastes very similar to the traditional pudding I grew up with, but with a little something extra.  Because this Rice Pudding recipe is made with almond milk and rice milk, we call it Horchata.

Rice Pudding is one of my ultimate comfort desserts.  I love sprinkling bowls of Rice Pudding with cinnamon and curling up to savory every sweet bit.  Horchata Rice Pudding tastes very similar to the traditional pudding I grew up with, but with a little something extra.  Horchata is actually a traditional Spanish and Latin American beverage made with ground almond, sesame seeds, barley, or rice.  Because this Rice Pudding recipe is made with almond milk and rice milk, we call it Horchata.
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Sicilian Eggplant Pasta

12 Jun

Sicilian Eggplant Pasta:  This rustic Southern Italian specialty pairs the crunchiness of fried eggplant with fresh mozzarella that melts in the hot pasta.

Sicilian Eggplant Pasta:  Eggplant Parmesan, is there nothing better?  And if you love to eat that dish, then you’re going to love this Sicilian Eggplant Pasta!  The Hungry Wife version of a rustic Southern Italian specialty pairs the crunchiness of fried eggplant with smooth fresh mozzarella that melts into the hot pasta.  The eggplant’s crisp egg coating prevents it from absorbing excess oil when frying.
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Cajun Sausage Bread

9 Jun

This recipe is more of a Cajun Sausage Bread, using andouille sausage and other ingredients often used in cajun cooking.  If you prefer, you can substitute with Italian sausage.

Recently, one of The Hungry Wife fans asked about recipe for Sausage Bread.  I instantly thought of this recipe that I have seen in one of my cookbooks.  Now, I have not personally tried this one out, but it sounds great and is on my list of things to make.

I have seen Sausage Bread made a couples ways before: As a loaf, where you roll out pizza dough and place the sausage mixture all down the middle, roll up the sides of the dough and seal it, then bake it; the other way I have seen Sausage Bread is to make it more like individual rolls, which is what I am about to show you.
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Creamy Squash Casserole

7 Jun

Even though it is called creamy, this dish is not heavy.  All the ingredients work perfectly together, Creamy Squash Casserole has an amazing aroma that will have your mouth watering.

This Creamy Squash Casserole recipe was made in an effort to use up all of my yellow squash supply.  Just like all the zucchini we have been getting from our CSA and our own garden, we have and overabundance of yellow squash.  In an effort to do something different with it, I have been searching through all my cookbooks.  The researching paid off with the Creamy Squash Casserole.

Even though it is called creamy, this dish is not heavy.  All the ingredients work perfectly together, Creamy Squash Casserole has an amazing aroma that will have your mouth watering.
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Sour Cream Rhubarb Dessert

6 Jun

This Sour Cream Rhubarb Dessert is an awesome way to use, eat, and enjoy rhubarb. Rhubarb is a vegetable with a unique taste that makes it a favorite in many pies and desserts.

Rhubarb, I can’t think of anything that brings me back to my childhood more.  It may sound a little strange, but I have extremely fond memories of our cabin in the Adirondacks and my Great Aunt Joe whenever I eat it.  It always seemed that when we visited my Aunt Joe, she had a fresh, homemade rhubarb pie ready for us, and I loved it.  This Sour Cream Rhubarb Dessert is an awesome way to use, eat, and enjoy this unique vegetable.

Rhubarb is a vegetable with a unique taste that makes it a favorite in many pies and desserts. It originated in Asia over 2,000 years ago. It was initially cultivated for its medicinal qualities, it was not until the 18th century that rhubarb was grown for culinary purposes in Britain and America. It is often commonly mistaken to be a fruit but is actually a close relative of garden sorrel, and is therefore a member of the vegetable family. Rhubarb is also rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber.  It is a cool season, perennial plant that is very winter hardy and resistant to drought.

Be sure to serve Sour Cream Rhubarb Dessert warm and topped with whipped cream.
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Bacon and Tomato Cups

5 Jun

Bacon and Tomato Cups are always a hit at family events!  This is a delicious dish to pass or appetizer, the recipe which I got from my mother-in-law.  Every Christmas she makes these tasty Bacon and Tomato Cups, and they are absolutely everyone's favorite.

Bacon and Tomato Cups are always a hit at family events!  This is a delicious dish to pass or appetizer, the recipe which I got from my mother-in-law.  Every Christmas she makes these, and they are absolutely everyone’s favorite.  My mother-in-law has seemed to perfect the Bacon and Tomato Cups recipe over the many years she’s been making it, and even with the high demand, they never seem to run out!  She always has some hiding in the fridge or freezer, ready to be heated up and enjoyed on Christmas morning, too!

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